Sunday, February 15, 2009

Gettin frugal wit it Na na na na na na na nana

A few weeks ago I read an awesome post over at Recycle Your Day on making veggie stock. While I was reading I thought, I am spending enough on organic veggies-I might as well get a second use out of them. So I started saving my scraps in the freezer and on Friday I had my first experience making veggie stock and it was FABULOUS!

I put my veggies in a pot and filled it with water. I also roasted some in the oven to give the stock extra yummy flavor.

It was easy and I ended up with a lot of stock. I put some in the fridge and some in the freezer and now I am set for a while. When I do run out I am sure I will have enough scraps to whip up another batch.
Also, make sure to check out Recycle Your Day for monthly features written bu Jill Nussinow-The Veggie Queen. The latest post was on sprouting beans!

7 comments:

junglemama said...

WHat an awesome idea! That should make great soup!

La Mama Naturale' said...

Right on! Great job. Thank you so much for linking up. I know Jill will be excited about it too :) Working on mine today and will hopefully post next week sometime. Thanks. Looks really good.

Anonymous said...

Haha! We just did this yesterday, too :-). Fun and easy!

Lori said...

great idea... you can also make stock with chicken bones or meat bones if you have those too. I know you buy free range chicken and spend extra money on that if they have bone use them to make chicken stock

~ April ~ EnchantedDandelions said...

I've always wanted to try that, but never have. Sounds simple now that you explained it! Thanks!

Congrats on your wee one as well. Here's to a healthy and happy pregnancy!

The Veggie Queen said...

Thanks for the mention, and to your readers for the comments on making stock from chicken and other things (which I don't usually do but can be done).
I appreciate your reading my monthly posts. Hmmm, wonder what will be next. I hope that you'll find it interesting. And I hope to help lots of new, and more established, moms eat well and be well to help those little ones grow up.

EP said...

Awesome! I love making veggie and chicken stocks -- they're so easy and simple and tasty!